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Throughout the period, except for a short visit to Gibraltar in August 1855 to load ammunition, HMS ’Terrible’ was stationed in the Black Sea, where she took part in bombarding the forts at Sebastopol, pursuing Russian shipping, and carrying troops. Much of the journal concerns the movements of ships and officers, but it also refers to contemporary events, and includes some descriptions of the Crimea and the British army. Some small sketches and plans of engagements have been inserted.

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To a great extent the papers have been examined by William Scott, the sixth laird (died 1855), whose notes, signed 'W.S.', appear throughout.

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To a great extent the papers have been examined by William Scott, the sixth laird (died 1855), whose notes, signed 'W.S.', appear throughout.

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To a great extent the papers have been examined by William Scott, the sixth laird (died 1855), whose notes, signed 'W.S.', appear throughout.

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To a great extent the papers have been examined by William Scott, the sixth laird (died 1855), whose notes, signed 'W.S.', appear throughout.

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Lieutenant-Colonel Brown makes many observations on the state of the towns and country and the condition of the people. At the end are miscellaneous notes of Lieutenant-General John Brown.

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The journal contains many remarks on local conditions.

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The journal contains many remarks on local conditions.

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The journal contains many remarks on local conditions.

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From London they sailed to Calais and proceeded, chiefly by rail, through Belgium and Germany, down the Rhine as far as Basel, then back via Strasbourg, Rheims, Paris, and Boulogne.

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Robert Haldane went by sea from Newhaven to London, and having crossed to Ostend, visited Belgium, Germany and Switzerland before returning through France.

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The party sailed from Newhaven-on-Forth to Scarborough, visited York, and travelled through Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. The scenery and the habits of the people are described and pictures of costumes and places have been inserted.

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The volumes contain carbon copies of diary-letters to a friend in Edinburgh, of which folios 51-65 are duplicated in MS.9759 by the retention of the originals. The journal contains a description of the sea voyage and the social life of his tour, but is notable for its detailed descriptions of visits to printing houses, particularly Donnelley's of Chicago (MS.9759, folios 51-65) and the Government Printing Office, Washington (MS.9760, folios 1-29).

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The volumes contain carbon copies of diary-letters to a friend in Edinburgh, of which folios 51-65 are duplicated in MS.9759 by the retention of the originals. The journal contains a description of the sea voyage and the social life of his tour, but is notable for its detailed descriptions of visits to printing houses, particularly Donnelley's of Chicago (MS.9759, folios 51-65) and the Government Printing Office, Washington (MS.9760, folios 1-29).

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The unidentified writer describes local industries such as the working of Gobelins tapestry and the manufacture of glass beads at Venice, and Alpine glaciers and waterfalls. The volume is illustrated throughout by engravings, coloured postcards, and pencil sketches.

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The journal deals chiefly with personal experiences and with the condition and methods of farming on the mainland and in Mull. The account of Mull itself is confined to pages 22-51.

At the end are cash-accounts for two months (inverted folio 1).

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The tour starting from Glasgow and proceeding to Greenock, Dunkeld, Perth, Dundee and Saint Andrews, where the narrative breaks off.

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The journal commences after the taking of Mallia by Alexander Walker's field detachment and ends with Macmurdo's return to Baroda, 7 December 1809-17 March 1810. It is however more than a catalogue of camps and skirmishes because Macmurdo records and speculates upon the customs and economy of the area at considerable length.

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The journal commences after the taking of Mallia by Alexander Walker's field detachment and ends with Macmurdo's return to Baroda, 7 December 1809-17 March 1810. It is however more than a catalogue of camps and skirmishes because Macmurdo records and speculates upon the customs and economy of the area at considerable length.

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A table of the relationships of the various families has been placed in MS.3116, folio i.

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The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

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There are detailed descriptions of the architecture, economy, customs, and methods of transport of the countries visited. Loosely enclosed in a pocket at the back of the volume are journals of two further tours in Switzerland and a few pages of geological notes, undated, in the same hand.

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Against the background of the Napoleonic wars Thomas Stewart Traill accompanied a friend on his journey to the south of Spain, and in these volumes he recorded his impressions of the scenery, geology, architecture and people of the country, remarking on the political situation and the changes which had taken place in Spain during the Peninsular war.

Scope and Contents A preface at folio iv, signed by 'G.B.', a member of the London Alpine Club, explains that the journal was written four years after the tour had taken place.There is a table of contents at folio v and an itinerary at folio vi.The journal, which is mostly concerned with the climbing activities of the writer and two of his relatives, is divided into chapters, and illustrated by an Alpine photograph, some water-colours and pen-and-ink drawings, some of which are in the...